July 2026
Thursday
100 participants from village representatives to minister — ICCSS launches resilience webinar series
The ICCSS organised a webinar on 9 July 2026 as part of the series “Together We Implement Social Resilience”. More than 100 participants — from village representatives to central government officials — discussed implementing the Civil Protection and Civil Defence Act.
9 July 2026 · Webinar · “Socially Resilient Local Government — the Civil Protection Act and Implementing Regulations"
The ICCSS organised a webinar on 9 July 2026 as part of the series “Together We Implement Social Resilience". More than 100 participants — from village representatives (sołtysi) and heads of rural communes and municipalities, through county (starostwo) administrators, to central government officials — took part in the meeting devoted to implementing the Civil Protection and Civil Defence Act.
The webinar launched a series of meetings with resilience leaders in preparation for the 1st International Resilience Leaders Forum, to be held on 10 September 2026 (Thursday), 14:00–16:00, at the XXXIV International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce.
Min. Wiesław Leśniakiewicz
Min. Wiesław Leśniakiewicz (Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration — MSWiA) presented work on the amendment to the Civil Protection Act, which introduces a package of structural, organisational, and financial changes. New provisions that entered into force on 29 May 2026 define the operating rules for civil-protection entities, revise the financing rules for the Civil Protection and Civil Defence Programme (OLiOC), simplify the Civil Defence Register, and expand the catalogue of shelter infrastructure to include new “shelter points" — more accessible and more flexibly defined than traditional shelters.
Stanisław Jastrzębski
Stanisław Jastrzębski (Head of the Commune of Długosioło, Chairman of the Association of Rural Communes of Poland — ZGWRP) presented the rural-government perspective on the Act. Rural communes possess natural social-resilience assets that cities lack: strong social bonds, engaged Volunteer Fire Brigades, active village councils, Women's Circles (Koła Gospodyń Wiejskich), local entrepreneurs, and a deep-rooted tradition of self-reliance.
Challenges include greater distances, dispersed infrastructure, and limited financial resources — which can be overcome through local partnerships and effective allocation of funds from the new OLiOC financing sources.
Amb. Krzysztof Paturej
Amb. Krzysztof Paturej (Chairman of ICCSS) outlined a paradigm shift in security — from a “whole-of-government" to a “whole-of-society" approach — and presented the guiding motto: “Put a fire hose in young people's hands, not a rifle."
The webinar opened a two-year cycle of 12 meetings (2026–2027) that will guide participants step by step through the pillars of the social-resilience system: from the legal framework and financing, through public-private partnership and civil-military cooperation, to the leaders' forum and a sector exhibition. The culmination of the cycle will be the 1st International Resilience Leaders Forum IRLF MSPO 2026 (10 September, Targi Kielce) and KIELCE IFRE-EXPO 2027.
The webinar closed with an invitation to the IRLF MSPO 2026 Forum: Min. Leśniakiewicz will speak as a keynote speaker on 10 September (14:15–14:45, Targi Kielce).
Next webinar in the series
- Topic: Public-Private Partnership and the Democratic Supply Chain of Social Resilience
- Date: 23 July 2026, 14:00, online platform
- Special Guest: Min. Michał Jaros, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Development and Technology
- Registration: www.irlf.eu